| Goobang | |
| Name Other: | Billabong, Coobang |
| Name Etymology: | Aboriginal a species of acacia |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia New South Wales |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Goobang Creek mouth in New South Wales |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New South Wales |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | NSW South Western Slopes (IBRA), Central West |
| Subdivision Type4: | LGA |
| Subdivision Name4: | Parkes, Forbes |
| Subdivision Type5: | Towns |
| Subdivision Name5: | , Condobolin |
| Length: | 217km (135miles) |
| Source1: | Curumbenya Range |
| Source1 Location: | north of Wolabler Mountain |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -32.9814°N 148.4197°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 504m (1,654feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with the Lachlan River |
| Mouth Location: | Condobolin |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -33.0889°N 147.1572°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 192m (630feet) |
| River System: | Lachlan subcatchment, Murray-Darling basin |
| Tributaries Left: | Billabong Creek (Goobang Creek), Crooked Creek (Goobang Creek), Gunningbland Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Ramsays Lagoon |
| Custom Label: | National park |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Goobang Creek, a perennial stream of the Lachlan subcatchment, part of the Murrumbidgee catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Goobang Creek rises in the Curumbenya Range, north of Wolabler Mountain, east of . The creek flows generally southwest towards and then generally west, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River at Condobolin. The creek descends over its 217km (135miles) course.[1]
The Newell Highway crosses the creek near Parkes.[1]
Prior to European settlement, the catchment area of the creek was inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. Major Thomas Mitchell and John Oxley were early explorers in the area. The town of Condobolin was proclaimed in 1859. In the mid-1860s, gold was mined on the creek. The bushranger Ben Hall was shot dead at Goobang Creek in 1865.[2]
Goobang is believed to be an Aboriginal word for a species of the acacia tree.[3]